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Sunday, April 12
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids Run, start at Clinch Ave Bridge, 7:00 am – 8:30 pm, RSVP
- Marathon water stop and cheer squad, Caswell Park, 8:00 am -noon
- Knoxville Marathon Watch Party, 1532 Island Home Ave, 8:00 am
- VOLAN ’26, UT Student Union, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
- AMBC The Best Marathon Water Stop! Trailhead Beer Market, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Josi J & Dessert Marathon Cheer Spot, Crafty Bastard Brewery – Emory Place, 8:40 am – noon
- Ninja Mountain Bike Clinics, Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, 8:45 am – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Sound Bath Meditation (April 12), Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, RSVP
- Ritterfest 2026, 126 Bernard Ave, 10:00 am – 9:30 pm (continues Apr 16-19)
- Take Action! Conservation Conversation with Healthy Waters, Ijams Nature Center, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am
- April Hot Glass Workshop (April 12), Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (April 12), Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
- AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon, RSVP (daily through Dec 31, 2026)
- Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor, noon – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 7:00 am – 11:00 pm / Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm), through May 15
- Syrup ‘N Sequins Drag Brunch: Gone Country! 207 West Jackson Ave, noon, RSVP
- Bachata Brunch – KBX Weekender Edition, Laurel Theater, noon – 4:00 pm
- Trees Knoxville Fundraiser 2026, Xül Brewery, 1:00 pm
- Jason Ellis Solo Acoustic, Kern’s Bakery, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Second Sunday Community Sing, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Knoxville Smokies vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas, Covenant Health Park, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Final Performance, Open Captioning: The Royale, UT Clarence Brown’s Jenny Boyd Carousel Theatre, 2:00 pm
- Bijou Imagination Series: The Ugly Duckling, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 pm
- April Scottish Country Dancing in Knoxville, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Begin With Basics: 3 Week Series, 711 Irwin St, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
- Drink and Draw at Disco Chicken and Donuts, Kerns Food Hall Knoxville, 3:00 pm
- Nathan Morgan, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- SMBS presents Blues Cruise w/Nick Moss Band ft Jason Ricci, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 pm, RSVP
- African Diasporic Percussion Ensemble Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 4:00 pm
- Showing: Freaks (1932), Central Cinema, 5:30 pm
- Volunteers for Paws, Cooper St, 6:00 pm
- Ray Pineda Duo, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night: Chris Canada at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Black Laughs Matter, Da Blues Lounge, 7:00 pm
- Showing: Faces of Death (2026), Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- Trust Blinks. with Rig B, Postcard Nowhere, and 20cats, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Sunday Night Slaughter: Cemetery Filth, Uberserker, Venomous Invokation, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, April 13
- April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- UTM 125th Legacy & Loyalty Brunch, The Square Room, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, RSVP
- April Show, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- Little History Lessons, 601 S Gay St, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
- Distinguished Lecture Series: “Perfect City Primer: Theater as Civic Action” with Aaron Landsman, UT Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts, 3:30
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- UT Senior Toast: 2026 Student Registration, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Baker Award Distinguished Lecture, UT Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, Toyota Auditorium, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: FREE! Listen To Me (with post-screening discussion), Central Cinema, 6:00 pm
- Condesa Gin: Mexican Botanicals & Rituals, 119 S Central St, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- All Over the Page featuring poet Jesse Graves, Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W Church Ave, 6:30 pm
- The Michael Rodriguez Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Adult Rhythm Tap Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Il Salotto Italiano – Italian Language Conversation! Kern’s Food Hall, 7:00 pm
- Knoxville AGO Members’ Recital, St. John’s Cathedral, 7:00 pm
- Stephen Arthur & Micah Taylor Shared Recital, UT Haslam School of Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- Little Feat: The Last Farewell Tour Featuring Trey Hensley, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Jeopardy Bar League Trivia, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Frank Hurricane with UAD5, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Faces of Death (2026), Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- Nash Hamilton Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, April 14
- Hikes & Blooms: Ijams Nature Center, Knoxville Botanical Gardens & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, RSVP
- April Exhibition, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
- Monty’s Craft Circle, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- No Kings 3 After Party & Meet & Greet, St. James Episcopal Church, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- The Enigma of Eugenia by The Knoxville History Project, Maple Hall, 6:00 pm
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Make Your Own Homemade Pasta Class, 522 S. Gay St, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Showing: LIVE! Knoxville Poetry Slam, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm
- Consignment Orientation (virtual), Union Ave Book, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Vance Thompson Quartet, The Emporium Center, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Chamber Orchestra Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 7:30 pm
- Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- 2026 Mayoral Candidate Debate, Relix and Brookside, 8:00 pm
- Fust with Merce Lemon and Thomas Dolbaum, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Nash Hamilton Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, April 15
- 2026 Knox County Primary Early Voting, City County Building, Small Assembly Room, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm / Wed, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm), through Apr 30
- Astrology Readings, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
- Justice Studies Speaker Series: (In)Justice and Transit Migration, UT College of Law, 237, 4:30 pm- 6:00 pm
- Stained Glass Workshop @ SkyBox Bar, 415 S Gay Street, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Women and the Banjo, 601 S Gay St, 5:30 pm
- Deaf Night at the KMA, 1050 World’s Fair Park Dr, 5:30 pm
- String Chamber Music Showcase, UT Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Earthtalk Meetup, SouthSide Garage, 6:00 pm
- Dungeons n’ Drafts, 1532 Island Home Ave, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Summer Nights 2026 Kickoff Concert! Yee-Haw Brewing, 745 N Broadway, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Bottom Book Club: Sip N’ Read at Peter Kern Library, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Spring Vibes: Presented in Partnership with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Free Film Screening: A Woman Under the Influence + Daisy Doodad’s Dial, Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Lindy Hop – Level 1 Swing Series / Solo Jazz – Level 2 Swing Series, 1538 Laurel Ave, 7:00 pm
- Stand Up Comedy Open Mic @ Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (weekly through May 6)
- Down with Tax Day Tunesmiths Night / Open Mic Singer Songwriter Night, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 101 S. Central Street, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Conservation on Tap, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 pm
- Open Mic Songwriter Night with Colleen D’Aleio as Host, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 pm
- Preview: You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP, pay what you can
- Martin Sexton: Live Wide Open Tour 2026, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Rod Stewart: One Last Time, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:30 pm
- Huey with Jacob Kynard, Yer Flowers, and Hollye B, Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Faces of Death (2026), Central Cinema, 9:00 pm
- Silent Disco at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Earthquake @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, April 16
- Meditation at the Museum, UT McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am
- “Is Everybody Ready?” by Andrew Saftel, The Red Gallery, 130 W. Jackson Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (Thu-Sun), through Apr 26
- Ritterfest 2026, 126 Bernard Ave, 11:00 am – 11:30 pm (continues Apr 17-19)
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Huey / Shlomo Franklin, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- E&E Forum: Dean Lueck, Baker Center, Toyota Auditorium, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- International House Graduation and Achievement Celebration, UT International House, Great Room (INH 100), 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- 2026 Klepser Lecture: Animals, Sediments, Slime, Muck and Goo: The Record of Earth’s Early Animals and Their Environments with Implications for Discovering Life Elsewhere, UT Strong Hall, 101, 4:05 – 5:45 pm
- Artist Lecture: Jillian Ross and Brendan Copestake, UT Art and Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, Room 109, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Mark A. Johnson, author of American Bacon, Union Ave Books, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Katina’s Campaign Kickoff! Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Sightseers: A Drawing Club for People Who Like Plants, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 6:00 pm
- Augustine the African: A New Angle, UT Student Union, 262, 6:00 pm
- TableTopKnox at Kern’s Food Hall, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Double Helix Duo, Ale’ Rae’s, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- Showing: Free Series: TAMIS Presents Anywhere But Here, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm
- Candlelight: ’90s Hip-Hop on Strings | Knoxville, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Paint & Pour, 207 West Jackson Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- The Filthy Ferraris, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Cindy & Ella by Knoxville Theatre Club, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Open Mic Night in the Curio at Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Ave, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Irish Session with Chad Beauchaine and Gil Draper, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm – 10:15 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: Eurydice, 111 State St, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- UP & UP Presents Shipwrek with Zero, Azcend, Tiles, B2B, & Zeus at LunaVerse, 940 Blackstock Ave, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Preview: You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- The Rush Tribute Project In Knoxville, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: West Side Story at Tennessee Theatre, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Evil Sword with Ken Mujo, Dirty Knees, and Duck Butter, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Faces of Death (2026), Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
- Rawk-A-Oke (Live Band), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 pm
- Candlelight: The Soundtrack of the ’60s | Knoxville, Knoxville Museum of Art, 8:45 pm, RSVP
- Edgewood Heavy, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Marleigh Ginas, Wagon Wheel, 9:30 pm
Friday, April 17
- 13th Annual Stroke Symposium, UT Conference Center, 8:15 am – 4:30 pm, RSVP
- Curiosity as a Career Strategy, Emporium Center for Arts & Culture, 8:30 am – 10:30 am, FREE! But RSVP
- Hats in Bloom, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Ritterfest 2026, 126 Bernard Ave, 11:00 am – 11:30 pm (continues Apr 18-19)
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Cheap Souvenirs, Barley’s Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Protospiel – boardgame design convention, Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Ave, noon – 10:00 pm (continues through Apr 19), RSVP
- Animal Communication w/Afton Hughes, 1520 N. Central St. #101, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Cerebral Palsy Center Open House, Cerebral Palsy Center, 241 E Woodland Ave, 4:30 pm
- Shrimp Boil @ Fred’s Around the Corner, 421 Union Ave, 5:00 pm
- Out of Hiding, Gallery 1010, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Corey Clifton Band, Kern’s Bakery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Showing: FREE! The Invisible Mammal Documentary, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm
- Old School Brew Tour with ACE Tours Knox & Molly The Trolley! Fred’s Around the Corner: Kitchen + Bar, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, RSVP
- Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Cindy & Ella by Knoxville Theatre Club, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Mal Nombre at Trailhead (Redux), Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Throwing Stones, Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Renée Maggart at Side Hustle, 7:00 pm
- James Leigh and The Rest W/ Borrowed Sparks at Suttrees, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 7:00 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: Eurydice, 111 State St, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Opening Night: You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Midori Returns, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Asher Humphrey Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Twisted Teens with D. Sablu and Motherf*ckers JMB & Co., The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Slow Jam Friday, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Steve Kaufman, 1538 Laurel Ave, 8:00 pm
- Edgewood Heavy and Crowd Control @ Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm
- Live Stand Up Comedy w/ Colum Tyrrell (The Tonight Show, Matt & Shane’s Secret Podcast, Story Warz), 621 Lamar St., 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Gimme Shelter (1970), Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- DJ Andres Tapia at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Stillhouse Junkies Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- Dynamic Panic Live at The Pirate Tavern, 9:00 pm
- iRell Dance Night at LunaVerse, 940 Blackstock Ave, 9:30 pm
- The Crafty Queens Spring Fling | 21+ Drag Event, 6 Emory Place, 9:30 pm, RSVP
- Skankbanger @ Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 pm
- Ferguson, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm
- April Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
Saturday, April 18
- Octane & Omelettes, Eggspectation, 2201 Kerns Rising Way, 7:00 am- 11:00 am
- World’s Fair Ultras, World’s Fair Park, 8:00 am (continues Apr 19)
- Intro to Wood Turning, Able Trade, 9:00 am – noon, RSVP
- Spring Plant Sale, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Treasures and Thrift at the Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Out of Hiding, Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Rossini Festival, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 am
- Mag Comic Expo, Pellissippi State Magnolia Avenue Campus, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Protospiel – boardgame design convention, Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Ave, 10:00 am – 10:00 pm (continues Apr 19), RSVP
- Ritterfest 2026, 126 Bernard Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 pm (continues Apr 19)
- Weekly Yoga by Rigazzi, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, RSVP
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Weekly Explore Knoxville Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co., 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- Group Ride Bear Paw Bikes, Baker Creek and Hastie, 11:00 am
- 2026 Earth Day Festival, Baker Creek Bottoms, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
- LitKidz Workshop: Maybe I’ll Be an Architect, The Bottom, noon – 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Mommy and Me by Memories Captured Photography and Glenda Ann Geiger, UT Gardens Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Moon Market (Apr. 18), New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, noon – 4:00 pm
- Knoxville Bubbleicious Bubble Run, Downtown Knoxville, noon – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Bookmarks from Old Books, Addison’s Bookstore, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- AIM Meetup: Black Nature Poetics, The Bottom, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, RSVP
- You Were Created Noble (Free Event), Knoxville Baha’i Center, 1323 Hannah Ave, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- RYDE’s The Garden of Style Fashion Show Fundraiser, 1109 Abilene Pl, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Sticky Business: The Super Secret and Totally Real History of Goldilocks, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Rest – Reset – Renew with Nora Vines & Katie Hunt, 711 Irwin St, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- Michaela B for Tennessee Benefit Concert with Tinca Tinca, All Signs Point North, and Sam Rosolina! Pretentious Beer Co, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, RSVP
- Nerdlesque Drag Show & Vendor Market, Hi-Wire Brewing, 2020 Barber Street, 5:00 pm, RSVP
- The Spiky Mic, The Pink Cactus, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Cole Graham Duo, Kern’s Bakery, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Live Music with Talbot Mayo and Anthony Frijia, 621 Lamar St, 6:30 pm
- One Knox vs. Charlotte Independence, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm
- Lonetones at Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm
- Appalachian Moon, Ale’Rae’s, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Cindy & Ella by Knoxville Theatre Club, 802 Sevier Ave, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- PBR: Pendleton Whiskey Velocity Tour, Thompson Boling Arena, 7:00 pm
- Showing: Total Recall (1990), Central Cinema, 7:30 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: Eurydice, 111 State St, 7:30 pm, RSVP
- Flatland Cavalry, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 pm
- Jeanine Fuller, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Eve Maret with Feral Kitty, Tellios, and Lam.Ent, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Pent House Party – Top Floor Behavior, 815 S Central St, 8:00 pm
- Latin Night: All White Affair, Maple Hall, 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm
- Divas Drag Bingo, 621 Lamar St, 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Penny & Sparrow, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm
- The Temptations & The Four Tops, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 pm
- King Ghoul with Astral Konflikt, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- A Night with Ayca Yayman & Crazy On Heart – Classic Rock Covers & A Tribute to Heart, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm
- DJ Stylez at Bernadette’s, 26 Market Square, 9:00 pm
- Blue Ridge Gathering Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm
- April Live Music, The Kennedy, 430 S Gay St, 10:00 pm – 1:00 am
- Luke Purcell Live at Wagon Wheel, 10:30 pm
Sunday, April 19
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Bird Banding at Ijams Nature Center, 8:30 am – 10:00 am, RSVP
- Ijams Nature Center’s 11th Annual Mayapple Marketplace, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Protospiel – boardgame design convention, Maker Exchange, 710 Clinch Ave, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Sunday Funday Yoga, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 11:00 am – noon
- Weekly Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – noon
- Old City Market, W Jackson Ave, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Rossini Festival, Downtown Knoxville, 11:00 am
- Self Care Sunday Yoga Class with Hope Irwin (April 19), Ijams Nature Center, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, RSVP
- AudaTours Knoxville Audio Tour: Hoops, Heritage & Hidden Stories, start at Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, noon, RSVP (daily through Dec 31, 2026)
- Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor, noon – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri, 7:00 am – 11:00 pm / Sat, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm), through May 15
- Yappy Hour – Crafty Bastard’s Own Pet Appreciation Day! 6 Emory Pl, noon – 10:00 pm
- April Meetup: Plant-based pop-up at Printshop Beer, Printshop Beer Co., 1:00 pm
- Stained Glass Workshop @ Able Trade, 1:00 pm, RSVP
- Courtney Holder, Kern’s Bakery, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents a plein-air painting event, Artists on Location, University of Tennessee, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- You Can’t Take It With You, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- Paint a Portrait of Your Pet! Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 2:00 pm, RSVP
- No I.C.E. Plz – A New Beginning? The Pink Cactus, 2:00 pm
- Showing: Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm
- River & Rail Theatre Company Presents: Eurydice, 111 State St, 2:30 pm, RSVP
- Caroline Beidler in conversation with Susan Packard, Union Ave Books, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Comic Creators Meetup at Kern’s Food Hall, Disco Chicken and Donuts, 3:00 pm
- Cindy & Ella by Knoxville Theatre Club, 802 Sevier Ave, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Will Sheppard, Wagon Wheel, 3:00 pm
- Bluegrass Jam with Jack Hatfield, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Stained Glass Workshop @ Hi-Wire, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Make Your Own Pasta Class, Fourth United Presbyterian Church, 3:00 pm, RSVP
- Pet Paint & Sip Party @ Barrelhouse! 621 Lamar St, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Rus’ Romper Room April Edition! 842 Central St, 4:00 pm
- Showing: Up In Smoke, Central Cinema, 4:20 pm
- Spring 2026 Concert — Flow: Water and Air, Church Street United Methodist Church, 5:00 pm
- Amanda’s “Pull Up Hoedown” Birthday Party featuring the New Market Trainwrecks, Marie’s Old Town Tavern, 904 N Central St, 5:00 pm
- Liam’s Fancy wraps Ritterfest 2026, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm
- Rossini Festival Headliner, Market Square, 6:00 pm
- Showing: FREE! Earth’s Greatest Enemy, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm
- Crafty Jazz Night: Frog + Toad Duo at Crafty Bastard – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Live music with Duffy, Lewis and Nelson! Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Free Show at Barely’s Fresh Finds, Barley’s Knoxville, 7:00 pm
- William Shatner Live On Stage With Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Hunter Hayes, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Crystal Spiders with Insomniac, Hag Bastard, and Blunt Mansion, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Showing: Up In Smoke, Central Cinema, 8:30 pm
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Monday, April 20
- April Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- 2026 Knox County Primary Early Voting, City County Building, Small Assembly Room, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm / Wed, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm), through Apr 30
- April Exhibition, HoLa Hora, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, M-F / 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sat
- MFA Thesis Exhibitions, Ewing Gallery, UT Art + Architecture Bldg, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (daily through Apr 26)
- Distinguished Lecture Series: Avinoam Patt, UT Dembo Center for Humanities and the Arts, 3:30
- Showing: Up In Smoke, Central Cinema, 4:20 pm
- Grow Your Food Business: 2026 Food Business Incubator Info Session, 1610 East Magnolia Ave, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Tenx9 Knoxville Storytelling, Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Asher Humphrey, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Adult Rhythm Tap Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Out Series: Improvised Music Sets, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- The Art of Cigars: Cigar Class | April, 119 S Central St., 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 7:30 pm
- Kyle Lacy Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, April 21
- The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents a plein-air painting event, Artists on Location, Old City, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents a plein-air painting event, Artists on Location, Market Square Mall / Gay Street, 9:00 – noon /1:00 pm -4:00 pm
- Story Thyme, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- April Exhibit, Art Market Gallery, 11:30 am – 6:00 pm, Tue-Sat / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sun
- VOLS Walk for SAAM, 21st Mortgage Plaza, UT Student Union, noon – 2:00 pm
- Mini Tarot Readings w/East S.M., New Moon Rising Gifts and Goods, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- AppeThai Food Truck, 6 Emory Place, 5:00 pm
- Naval Academy Band Electric Brigade at Covenant Health Park, 5:00 pm
- The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents a plein-air painting event, Artists on Location, Five Thirty Lounge Rooftop Bar at the Hyatt Place Hotel, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- AMBC Social Ride – Baker Creek, Baker Creek Preserve, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Campaign Kickoff – Ben Houston for Judge, Next Level Brewing Company, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Pages & Pours at Fly by Night, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, RSVP
- Justice Rooted in Sovereign Ground: A Panel Discussion, UT McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm
- Guided Meditation and Sound Bath Experience with Shanna Snowden, 507 S. Gay St, 6:30 pm, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Knoxville Smokies vs. Chattanooga Lookouts, Covenant Health Park, 7:00 pm, RSVP
- Jazz Ensemble Concert, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Showing: Gimme Shelter (1970), Central Cinema, 8:00 pm
- Landowner with Penny Loafer, Gold Ribbon Pony, and Fül Coverage, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm
- Kyle Lacy Band @ Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
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